Category Archives: Exhibits and events

Darwin on the Emotions

Posted on July 11, 2011 by

Darwin@the Library info | Exhibit brochure (pdf) Charles Darwin, Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals (1872), F1142. In 1872, to illustrate continuities between humans and animals, Charles Darwin explored the expression of the emotions. Dogs have an amazing … Continue reading →

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Darwin, Descent of Man (1871)

Posted on July 8, 2011 by

Darwin@the Library info | Exhibit brochure (pdf) Charles Darwin, Descent of Man, and Selection in relation to Sex, 2 vols. (1871), vol. 1, F937.1.; and vol. 2, F937.2. In 1871 Charles Darwin published a two-volume work which followed up on … Continue reading →

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Darwin, Variation of Animals and Plants under Domestication

Posted on July 7, 2011 by

Darwin@the Library info | Exhibit brochure (pdf) Darwin, Variation of Animals and Plants under Domestication, 2 vols. (1868), vol. 1, F878.1 and vol. 2, F878.2. In a two-volume work, Darwin investigated the degree of variation evident in domesticated animals. For … Continue reading →

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Darwin on Orchids

Posted on July 1, 2011 by

Darwin@the Library info | Exhibit brochure (pdf) Darwin, On the Various Contrivances by which British and Foreign Orchids are Fertilised by Insects (1862), F800. After publishing the Origin of Species (1859), Darwin spent the remainder of his life exploring the … Continue reading →

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Darwin, Origin of Species (1859)

Posted on June 29, 2011 by

Darwin@the Library info | Exhibit brochure (pdf) After refining his ideas about species change in the special case of barnacles, in 1859 Charles Darwin published a general account of his theory of descent with modification by means of natural selection. … Continue reading →

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Darwin and Barnacles

Posted on June 28, 2011 by

Darwin@the Library info | Exhibit brochure (pdf) After Darwin’s emergence as a popular writer and a leading geologist, he turned to some thoughts that had been nagging him about species change. Darwin would devote the next decade to theorizing about … Continue reading →

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Charles Darwin: Geologist

Posted on June 22, 2011 by

Darwin@the Library info | Exhibit brochure (pdf) On the heels of the Beagle voyage, the magnificent Zoology of the Beagle drew attention to Charles Darwin as a promising young scientist, while at the same time the travel narrative made him … Continue reading →

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Charles Darwin, Voyage of the Beagle (1839)

Posted on June 21, 2011 by

Darwin@the Library info | Exhibit brochure (pdf) Which of Darwin’s books was the most popular during his own lifetime? Charles Darwin’s second book was a travel narrative, a lively account of the Beagle voyage originally published in 1839 as the … Continue reading →

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Charles Darwin, Zoology of the Voyage of H.M.S. Beagle (1838-1843)

Posted on June 20, 2011 by

Darwin@the Library info | Exhibit brochure (pdf) In the Zoology, Charles Darwin described the specimens he collected and sent back to England during the Beagle voyage. The Zoology is the rarest of all Darwin’s works, issued in 19 separate parts … Continue reading →

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The HMS Beagle

Posted on June 10, 2011 by

Darwin@the Library info | Exhibit brochure (pdf) H.M.S. Beagle, 1831–1836The first books Darwin published resulted from his voyage on H.M.S. Beagle, which sailed around the world from 1831 to 1836. Robert Fitzroy captained this second surveying voyage of the ship … Continue reading →

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Darwin Online

Posted on June 8, 2011 by

Darwin@the Library info | Exhibit brochure (pdf) The History of Science Collections of the University of Oklahoma Libraries has received the following letter from John van Wyhe, Director of Darwin Online, hosted by Cambridge University: ————— The Complete Work of … Continue reading →

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The OU Darwin Collection

Posted on June 7, 2011 by

Darwin@the Library info | Exhibit brochure (pdf) More than First Editions To view all of Charles Darwin’s printed volumes in their first editions yields an unforgettable impression of the breadth and beauty of Darwin’s work. However, to support research, the … Continue reading →

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Darwin First Editions

Posted on June 6, 2011 by

Darwin@the Library info | Exhibit brochure (pdf) Charles Darwin’s 22 printed volumes are listed below in chronological order, linked to high resolution versions in the University of Oklahoma Libraries History of Science Collections’ Online Galleries: Darwin, Zoology of the Voyage … Continue reading →

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Works of Charles Darwin: Breadth and Beauty

Posted on June 3, 2011 by

Darwin@the Library info | Exhibit brochure (pdf) While nearly everyone has heard of Charles Darwin’s Origin of Species, not everyone is aware of the beauty and breadth of Darwin’s works. In his own lifetime, Darwin was known as a voyager, … Continue reading →

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Exhibit: Darwin@the Library

Posted on June 2, 2011 by

Darwin@the Library, a new exhibit in the lobby of the History of Science Collections, opens today in recognition of the Evolution Conference at OU (beginning June 17th). A complete set of first editions of printed books by Charles Darwin were … Continue reading →

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Chymical Wedding

Posted on April 6, 2011 by

Current Exhibit: Chemistry: From Alchemy to Radioactivity General exhibit information Brochure Scavenger hunt We are delighted to add a rare work to the History of Science Collections in tribute to the OU Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry and the School … Continue reading →

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Marie Curie and IYC 2011

Posted on April 4, 2011 by

The International Year of Chemistry 2011 celebration this year recognizes the centennial of Marie Curie’s Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1911 for the discovery of Radium and Polonium. Various publications of Marie Curie are on display in the current exhibit, … Continue reading →

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Chemistry: From Alchemy to Radioactivity

Posted on April 1, 2011 by

A new exhibit in the lobby of the History of Science Collections opens today: Chemistry: From Alchemy to Radioactivity . This exhibit recognizes the University of Oklahoma Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry and the School of Chemical, Biological and Materials … Continue reading →

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Robert Bunsen’s 200th birthday

Posted on March 31, 2011 by

Google’s logo on its classic search page today honors the 200th birthday of Robert Bunsen. Bunsen, whose research interests included gases, photochemistry and spectroscopy, emphasized an experimental approach. As every general chemistry student knows from their use of Bunsen burners, … Continue reading →

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Holly for the Holidays!

Posted on December 13, 2010 by

Along with mistletoe and poinsettias, no plant represents the winter holidays as much as holly (genus Ilex). The image to the right is found in a work currently on display by the British botanist William Baxter (1787 – 1871) (click … Continue reading →

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